Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms in Schizophrenia

Part I: From diagnostic categories to multidimensional concepts in psychiatry



1. Co-Morbid Psychiatric Disorders in Schizophrenia: More Than Just a Chance Co-Occurrence



2. Comorbid psychiatric disorders in OCD: the spectrum concept



Part II: Phenomenology

3. Clinical presentation of obsessive-compulsive symptoms in patients with psychotic disorders (Psychopathological concepts, differential diagnosis and symptom presentation)



4. Epidemiology: Prevalence and clinical characteristics of obsessive-compulsive disorder and obsessive-compulsive symptoms in patients with psychotic disorders

5. OCD with schizotypal personality disorder ("Schizotypal OCD")

6. Associations of comorbid OCS with psychotic and affective symptoms and general functioning



Part III: Neurobiology

7. The neurocognitive and behavioural impact of comorbid obsessive-compulsive syndrome in schizophrenia



8. Gene-environment interactions in the pathogenesis of obsessive-compulsive symptoms in schizophrenia



9. Obsessive-compulsive symptoms in schizophrenia: Neurophysiological and neuroimaging findings

10. Effects of antipsychotic treatment on obsessive-compulsive symptoms



Part IV: Therapy

11. Polypharmacy for obsessive-compulsive symptoms in schizophrenia: augmentation and combination strategies



12. Cognitive behavioural therapy for co-occurring obsessive-compulsive symptoms





Part V: Directions of further research

"The Obsessive-Compulsive disorders in Schizophrenia is written by the leading international experts and it provides a reader with systematic approach to the obsessive compulsive symptoms in schizophrenia and related disorders. ... Overall, it is a valuable tool for every mental health practitioner dealing with schizophrenia patients with comorbid OCD." (Vivian Badzim, Alcoholism and Psychiatry Research, Vol. 52, 2016)

"The editors and chapter authors have produced a wonderful review of the contemporary research and clinical applications in this area. The intended audience is psychiatrists, psychologists, and researchers in neuroscience as well as any professionals interested in the overlap of these phenomena. ... This absorbing book summarizes the current literature on OCS in schizophrenia. I am unaware of any other books on this topic and this one is well worth the read." (Michael Joel Schrift, Doody's Book Reviews, September, 2015)